The Demolished Man: The Murder Mystery Where Everybody Knows Who Did It
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester won the very first Best Novel Hugo in 1953. A telepathic murder, an ending that punishes without killing, and a huge legacy.
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester won the very first Best Novel Hugo in 1953. A telepathic murder, an ending that punishes without killing, and a huge legacy.
Stranger in a Strange Land is Heinlein’s hefty, difficult classic about a Mars-raised man on Earth. It’s a book I’ve grokked a bit more on every re-read.
The Stars My Destination is Bester’s fast, frantic Monte Cristo in space. I’ve read it many times and still find something new on every re-read.